Bread Machine Bagels
A simple and delicious recipe for homemade bagels using your bread machine. Soft and chewy bagels, perfectly risen every time.
Do you have a bread machine that you haven’t used in a while? Its time to dig it out and make some delicious homemade bagels. So Good, warm and fresh from the oven served with a pat of butter, cream cheese, or my favourite Cinnamon Cream Cheese Butter.
Why Use a Bread Machine?
Using your bread maker makes it easy to create bakery style bagels that are soft and chewy. It is convenient and easy to use for making the perfect bagel dough. Not only does it save you time, but it ensures consistent results every time. In addition to make great homemade bread, I use it to prepare the dough for Bread Machine Pretzels and Bread Machine Donuts.
Key Ingredients You Will Need
- Bread Flour – bread flour has a higher protein content compared to all-purpose flour which helps to achieve the perfect bagel texture.
- Bread Machine Yeast – this yeast is specifically formulated to work well with a bread machine. It doesn’t require proofing and activates quickly ensuring that the dough rises properly.
Tips for Making the Perfect Bagels
- Place the ingredients into the bread machine in the order listed. Do Not Mix!
- Select the dough setting.
- Don’t Skip the Boiling Step: Boiling the bagels before baking gives them their traditional chewy crust.
Try a Variety of Toppings for Homemade Bagels
Plain bagels are delicious, but if you want some extra flavor, sprinkle the bagels before baking with these ideas.
- sesame seeds
- poppy seeds
- dried minced garlic and onion
- coarse seat salt or kosher salt
- cinnamon sugar
- everything bagel seasoning
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Bread Machine Bagels
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups bread flour
- 1 teaspoon bread machine yeast
Egg wash mix
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Place the first 5 ingredients into the bread machine pan in the order listed.
- Do not mix!
- Insert the baking pan securely into baking unit, close lid.
- Select the dough setting on bread machine and start.
- When the cycle is complete, remove the dough from the pan and transfer to a lightly floured surface.
- Divide the dough into 10 -12 equal portions.
- Roll into balls, then using your thumbs make a hole in the center of each ball, working dough until hole is about 1 inch in diameter.
- Place on a greased baking sheet.
- Brush the top of each bagel with soft butter. Cover with wax paper and a dry towel. Let rise for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring 3 quarts of water and 1 tablespoon sugar to a boil.
- Reduce heat, lower bagels into water, as many as can fit without them touching.
- Simmer the bagels for 1 minutes per side.
- Drain on a paper towel, then place on a greased baking sheet.
- Preheat oven to 400 ºF.
- Prepare egg wash by whisking together 1 egg and 1 tablespoon water.
- Brush the bagels lightly with the egg wash mixture.
- Bake 400º F for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown.
Turned out great! They were so easy to make thanks for the amazing recipe!
I’ve made these twice now, they never look very good (my fault) but they taste amazing. I usually make plain, parmigiana and everything.
Thank you Shay, it does take a bit of practice making into pretzels shapes.
Wow, can’t wait to try this! I have to drive a long way to the bagel shop and when I get there, often they are sold out of the plain bagels (my favorite). Just dug the old bread machine out of the basement. Have to go buy some yeast. Thanks.
Hey Gary, a great reason to pull out the old bread maker! Enjoy.
When I take mine out of the hot water I dip one side in corn meal and place on cooling rack. Then a sprinkle over a combination of poppy seeds, sesame seeds and dried onion flakes which stick well on the hot wet dough. I have also made choc chip which I knead into slightly cooled dough fresh out of the bread maker. I bake on a corn meal covered oven stone. This is a fantastic recipe.
Thanks for those great tips Sheila!
Is the egg wash necessary or is there an a vegan alternative?
Hi Tricia, the egg wash is not necessary, but the bagels will not have the shiny more crusty top.
Can I make cinnamon and raisin what to do .thanks judy
Hi Judy, I’m sure adding about a 1 1/2 tsp of cinnamon and about a cup of raisins to the recipe should work.
Can I use whole wheat bread flour instead of white bread flour? And do I change the amount of yeast
Hi Valerie, I think I would just use a whole wheat bread maker recipe for the dough, making the bagel should stay the same as this recipe.
How would I adjust the time for mini bagels? Perhaps half the regular size? Thanks for the great recipe!
Hey Natalie, the only thing that would change is the baking time may be slightly less.
Baked for 20 mins exactly as written and they were perfect!
Terrific Vicki!
Usually you would do a baking soda and water dip…how is the sugar differs in taste